Baby Dugong Takes More Milk Daily

TRANG, June 29 (TNA) - Marium, the six-month-old baby dugong which was rescued in late April can consume more milk on a daily basis, veterinarians said Saturday. They said the baby dugong, which is now living under the care of veterinarian on Koh Libong of the southern province of Trang could live on milk-feeding at 3,150 millilitres from 2,900 millitres per day. Veterinarians of Department of Marine and Coastal Resources said it is expected that the weight would increase from 29 kilogrammes to around 30 – 31 kilogrammes next week. However, they do not feed milk to her at night during the current monsoon season on fear of safety for concerned officials. (TNA)